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Modul LS4101 F

Part F of the module: Clinical Immunology 2 (FClinIm2)

Duration:


1 Semester
Turnus of offer:


each summer semester
Credit points:


2,66
Course of studies, specific field and terms:
  • Master MLS 2018 (Module part of a compulsory module), Immunology, 2nd semester
  • Master MLS 2009 (Module part of a compulsory module), cell biology, 2nd semester
  • Master MLS 2016 (Module part of a compulsory module), Clinical Immunology, 2nd semester
Classes and lectures:
  • Special topics of clinical immunology (lecture, 2 SWS)
Workload:
  • 50 Hours private studies
  • 30 Hours in-classroom work
Contents of teaching:
  • The students get basic knowledge of various branches and aspects of clinical immunology
  • The students get an insight into the interdisciplinary clinical-immunological aspects of dermatological and allergological diseases
  • The students get to know immunopathogenesis, diagnosis and treatment of selected diseases (contact dermatitis, Hymenoptera allergy, food allergy, psoriasis, atopic dermatitis, lichen planus), in context of the involved immune system (especially immunodeficiencies, allergic diseases and chronic inflammation)
Qualification-goals/Competencies:
  • Students are able to explain the immune response of the innate and adaptive immune system in the context of diagnostic and therapeutic issues
  • The students can describe the current knowledge for the development of different types of allergies, Lichen planus or Psoriasis and can explain the basic mechanisms causing these diseases
  • They can provide examples of genetic defects leading to primary immunodeficiencies and allergy
Grading through:
  • written exam
Responsible for this module:
  • Prof. Dr. med. Jürgen Brinckmann
Teachers:
  • Dr. Torsten Schröder
  • Dr. med. Andreas Recke
  • Prof. Dr. med. Ralf Ludwig
  • Dr. rer. physiol. Katja Bieber
  • Priv.-Doz. Dr. med. vet. Jennifer Hundt
Literature:
  • Kenneth M. Murphy, Paul Travers, Mark Walport: Janeway Immunologie
  • Robert R. Rich, Thomas A Fleisher, William T. Shearer, Harry Schroeder, Anthony J. Frew, Cornelia M. Weyand: Clinical Immunology: Principles and Practice, 4th Edition
Language:
  • English, except in case of only German-speaking participants
Notes:

Part of the module MZ4101-KP08 / LS4101-KP08

Letzte Änderung:
16.4.2021